Heritage VIC

Places of Worship

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St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church

St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church,Melbourne’s first dedicated Arabic Christian Church is elaborately decorated internally with murals and is an early example of the reuse of a western Christian church by a migrant orthodox community.

Ballarat Synagogue

The Ballarat Synagogue is one of the few surviving nineteenth century synagogues in Victoria and one of the oldest still operating on the mainland of Australia.

East Melbourne Synagogue

The magnificent East Melbourne Synagogue is the grandest nineteenth century synagogue in Victoria and one of the oldest functioning synagogues in Victoria.

Loreto Convent Chapel

Loreto Convent Chapel is one of the largest and most elaborate convent churches in Victoria

St Andrew's Kirk

St Andrew's Kirk is the largest and most complete Norman style church in Victoria.

St Paul's Ballarat

St Paul’s Ballarat features a plain exterior that hides an unusual internal structural timber post and truss system, extensive and intact 1860s stencilled decoration, and a magnificent and very early stained glass window.

St Paul’s Cathedral

St Paul’s Cathedral is of great historical importance as the long standing focus of the Anglican Church in Victoria

Welsh Church

The  Welsh Church was erected in 1871. It is the only church in Australasia still conducting regular services in Welsh.